MILWAUKEE (The Sports Xchange) – Wily Peralta picked up where he left off at the end of the 2016 season, throwing five scoreless innings and striking out five as the Milwaukee Brewers earned their first victory of the year with a 6-1 decision over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday night at Miller Park. Peralta (1-0) was…
If the Denver Nuggets’ slim playoff hopes were to gain any momentum over the final week of the regular season, they needed a win on Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets. James Harden, who because of the flu missed his first game of the season on Sunday, sent those hopes packing with a 31-point performance that…
via HIGHLIGHTS: Nuggets drop key game to Houston, healthy Harden — Mile High Sports
Analysts, writers and fans have simulated thousands of NFL mock drafts over the past few months, and we’re rapidly approaching the real deal on April 27 in Philadelphia. As team executives turn their attention away from free agency and toward a new draft class, the last few schools will host pro days for one final…
via 2017 NFL Draft: Complete 1st-Round Order, Analysis of Top Prospects — Bleacher Report – Front Page
With just weeks before the NFL draft, one running back is getting a lot of love, and it’s not who you might think. Here’s one for Wednesday night. Heard from multiple front office execs over last few days. Feeling is now Christian McCaffery goes Top 10. — Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) April 6, 2017 We all…
via Execs around the league see the stock soaring for one former Heisman finalist — Fanbuzz
The Rockies’ good start has been sparked by two surprise players, which is good because other players like CarGo have started the season slowly. Plus the playoff chances for the Nuggets were pretty close to dead before last night, and now it appears the season may finally be over after the loss to the Rockets.…
via MORNING MINUTE: Nuggets’ playoff hopes on life support — Mile High Sports
It’s an age-old question (well…since 1995): is it more difficult to pitch at Coors Field than at any other ballpark? Some say that pitchers don’t want to come here because of the altitude, that the altitude makes it difficult to get movement on their pitches. If that’s the case, then why does it seem that other…
via To pitch or not to pitch? The age-old question at Coors Field — Mile High Sports
It seems the Denver Broncos may be looking in-state to potentially improve both their offensive and defensive line. According to Matt McChesney, linemen Dallas Fields, Justin Traxinger, Palmer White and Paul Thurston all received invites to the Broncos’ local Pro Day on Thursday, April 13. At 6-foot-3, 290 pounds, Fields was a load to handle…
via Broncos looking in-state to potentially bolster offensive and defensive line — Mile High Sports
Tony Romo won’t be Denver’s quarterback next season, but many Broncos fans will still be pleased with his landing spot. Romo on Tuesday announced his move to CBS as Phil Simms’ replacement. Broncos fans were not exactly huge Simms fans. In fact, there was a petition in 2014 to have the commentator banned from broadcasting Broncos games.…
via Broncos fans loathe Phil Simms. Let us list the reasons why. — The Denver Post
Colorado Rockies outfielder Gerardo Parra is off to a blazing start in 2017. Coming off of a down 2016 campaign in which he hit .253 with just 39 RBIs, Parra vowed to return to form and help contribute more to the Rockies in 2017. “I’m not thinking about that at all,” Parra said of last season, according…
via Gerardo Parra is off to a hot start for the Colorado Rockies — Mile High Sports
Kiper explains why he had the Broncos picking Wisconsin’s Ryan Ramczyk and Ashland’s Adam Shaheen in his latest mock draft.
via ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has Broncos looking to O-line and tight end — Denver Broncos : News
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